Hello! iOS Development

10/17/2013 · No Responses

Hello! iOS Development is a tutorial designed for novice iOS developers. Using the Hello! style of User Friendly cartoons and illustrations, this entertaining book will guide you step-by-step as you write your first apps for the iPhone and iPad and add them to the App Store.

To create a successful iPhone or iPad app you need a great idea, serious commitment, and some programming know-how. If you supply the idea and the commitment, this entertaining and easy-to-read book will help you pick up the coding skills you need to bring your app to life.

Hello! iOS Development is a tutorial designed for new iOS developers. It builds on your existing programming knowledge to create apps for the iPhone and iPad using the Objective-C language and Apple’s free Xcode tools. Characters from the User Friendly cartoon series guide you as you write your first apps and add them to the App Store.

Written for readers with beginning-level programming skills. No prior experience with iOS development is assumed.

What’s Inside

No iPhone or iPad development experience required
Go from napkin sketch to finished app
Publish your apps in the App Store
Easy writing style with visual learning aids

Table of Contents
Part 1: Hello! iPhone
Chapter 1. Hello! iPhone
Chapter 2. Thinking like an iPhone developer
Chapter 3. Coding in Objective-C

Part 2: iPhone applications: step by step
Chapter 4. Writing an app with multiple views
Chapter 5. Polishing your app
Chapter 6. Working with databases and table views
Chapter 7. Creating a photo-based application
Chapter 8. Moving, rotating, editing, and animating images
Chapter 9. Working with location and maps
Chapter 10. Accessing the internet

Part 3: Going from Xcode to the App Store
Chapter 11. Debugging and optimizing your application
Chapter 12. Building for the device and the App Store